Linux and Web Development

0. Install Ubuntu Server with a light DESKTOP to manage files.

1. download Ubuntu Server Edition 8.10

2. choose LAMP, OpenSSH and Samba to install

3. Install LXDE

4. Boot into console/command line instead of X
No display manager, use startx, Run following command:
sudo update-alternatives --config x-session-manager
Then choose startlxde. The next time you run startx, LXDE will be started.

Remove Ubuntu start manager
sudo update-rc.d -f gdm remove

5. Install a light terminal

sudo aptitude install yeahconsole

If you find that you do not have YeahConsole in your repo, you can get it from this site: http://phrat.de/yeahtools.html

6. Prepare for Drupal (clean URLs, GD)
Configuration of clean URLs
sudo a2enmod rewrite
sudo leafpad  /etc/apache2/sites-available/default
Edit line 12 to read, "AllowOverride All". Save and exit.

Install GD support php5-gd
sudo apt-get install php5-gd

Change the Document Root
sudo leafpad /etc/apache2/sites-available/default
Change the Document root to /home/user*/www

Restart Apache
sudo /etc/init.d/apache2 restart